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Ukraine's Nuclear Moment
Mariana Budjeryn’s “Inheriting the Bomb” tells the story of how one of these new countries, Ukraine, came into possession of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal—larger than the combined stockpiles of China, France, and the United Kingdom at the time—and decided to disarm peacefully a few years later.
About the Author
Senior Fellow and Ukraine Initiative Director, Russia and Eurasia Program
Eric Ciaramella is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His work focuses on Ukraine and Russia.
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- Is a Conflict-Ending Solution Even Possible in Ukraine?Q&A
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